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S. W. WRIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1910.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

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SIGMUND W. WRIGHT, OF PHILIPSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CUP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 127, 1910.

Application filed May 6, 1910. Serial No. 559,675.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIGMUND WRIGI-rr, a citizen of United States,residing at Phllipsburg, in the county of Center and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cups,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements 1n paper receptacles.

An important object of this invention is to provide a paper receptacleor cup which will be of such a simple construction, that the same maybemanufactured very cheaply.

A further object of my invention is to provide a paper cup formed out ofa single blank, which is folded upon itself, and held 1 together withoutthe employment 'of glue or the llke.

In the accompanying drawings formin a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed todesignate like parts throughout thesame, Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank from which the cup is formed.Fig. 2 is a side view of the blank shown in- Fig. 1 folded to form thecup. Fig. 3 is a side view of Fig. 2, taken at right angles to the sameand showing the cup in its distended position. Fig. 4 is a top plan viewof Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the bentend of the blank, and showing a metal clip associated therewith. Fig. 6is a plan view of a slightly different form of blank to form a modifiedform of cup. Fig. 7' is a side View of the cup formed from the blankshown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is plan View of the reduced end of a blankcorresponding to the blank shown in Fig. 6, and showing such end stampedto form openings. Fig. 9 is a side view of the cup formed from a blankhaving its end stamped as shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 10 isa top plan view ofFig. 9. Fig. 11 is a View similar to Fig. 8, but showing the blankfolded longitudinally.

In the drawings, wherein is illustrated a preferred embodiment of myinvention, the numeral 1 designates a blank from which the cup isformed. This blank may preferably be formed of aper, but any othersuitable material may e employed. The paper blank 1 is'to be formed of adesired thickness and preferably coated with paraffin. As shown in Fig.1, the blank 1 is approximately triangular and has a straight edge 2 anda broken edge 3 resulting from a cut out portion 4 stamped out of theblank 1.

a detail I The third edge of the blank comprises a plurality of curves5, 6 and 7 In the formation of my cup, the blank 1 is foldedlongitudinally upon itself along lines 8 and ,9 to form three triangularwall sections 1O, 11 and 12. As indicated by the lines 13, shown in Fig.1, thewall sections 10, 11 and 12 are to be folded transversely neartheir centers. This, however, is not done until said wall sections havebeen folded longitudinally upon lines 8 and 9. As

shown in Fig. 1, a triangular section of suitably stifi and flexiblemetalla is disposed upon the wall section 11, adjacent its apex 13', andthis section of metal is accordingly enveloped by the wall sections 10,11, and 12, when said Wall sections 10 and 12 are folded longitudinallyas above described. After the wall sections 10, 11 and 12 have beenfolded transversely, their reduced ends are bent inwardly over the wallsections 10 and 12, as indicated by the numeral 16.

The specific arrangementof the metal section 14, and the reduced ends ofthe Wall sections 10, 11 and 12, when bent down, is clearly illustratedin section in Fig. 5. It is Worthy of note that the cup hereinabovedescribed is made of wall sections which are held together without theemployment of glue, and the metal section 14 employed is covered by thewall sections and hence prevented from coming mouth of the user of cup.

I have illustrated in Fig. 6, a blank from which is formed aslight-lydifi'erent form of cup. This blank is precisely like the blankshown in Fig. 1, except that the Wall sections 10 and 12 are providedwith slots 16 and 17 respectively. These slots are disposed near thecurved edges 5 and 7 as shown. When the wall sections 10 and 12 arefolded longitudinally as described in connection with Fig. 1, slots 16and 17 Will register. As shown in'Fig. 6, the reduced ends of the wallsections 10, 11 and 12 are cut ofi' as at 18. As shown in Fig. 7, theends 18 are inserted through the slots 16 the contents of the and- 17and the wall sections 10 and 12 acsee Fig. 8) may be pro- These slotsform, when the wall sections 10, 11 and 12 are folded 21 and 22, arran dp in contact with the corresponding to the blank longitudinally, a neck24 having a head 25. This neck also forms a shoulder 26, spaced from theshoulder 27 of said head. The wall sections forming this third modifiedform of my cup, are folded transversely in a manner similar to thetransverse folding described in connection with the first two forms ofmy invention, as clearly shown in Fig. 9. The head 25, is then forcedthrough the registering slots 16 and 17 and owing to its shape cannot bereadily or accidentally removed. When this form. of my cup is in itsfolded position, the upturned portions of the wall sections 10, 11 and12 will be flat against the wall section 10 and the shoulder 26 willengage the walls of the slot 16. When the cup is distended, as shown inFigs. 9 and 10, tions ofthe wall sections may be moved away from thewall section 10, as indicated by the numeral 28 to form a handle for thecup. The handle portion 28, when in the position shown in Fig. 9, causesthe shoulder 27 of head to engage the walls of the slot 17 and preventfurther movement of the handle 28. It is thus seen that the neck- 24E isslidably mounted within the slots 16 and 17 to permit of the handle 28to be disposed flat against the wall section 10 and to be moved awayfrom the same as shown in Fig. 9.

It is to be understood, that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and certalnchanges in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in theannexed claims.

the upturned por- Having fully described my invention, I

claim 1. A receptacle of the character described, comprisin a blankfolded longitudinally to form over apping side walls, said side wallsbeing folded transversely, each of said side walls being provided with aneck having a head formed thereon, and the overlapping side walls beingprovided with slots to receive such heads.

2. A receptacle of the character described, comprising a blank folded inone direction 'to form overlapping side walls, said blankbeing folded ina direction transversely to the first named fold to form a handleportion, and means to secure the end of said handle portion to theoverlapping side walls.

3. A receptacle ofthe character described, comprising a blank folded inone direction to form over-lapping side walls, and said blank beingfolded in a direction transversely to the first named fold to form, ahandle portion.

4. A receptacle of the character described, comprising a blank folded inone direction to form over-lapping side walls, said blank being foldedin a direction transversely tov the first named foldfto form a handleportion, and means to connect said handle portion with said receptacle,in such a manner to allow said handle portion tobemoved laterally withrelation to said receptacle. I

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Y SIGMUND W. WRIGHT.

Witnesses: H. C. WARFEL TILLIE WRIGHT.

